Pennsylvania / Schuylkill River /
Bartram's Garden
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Schuylkill River · near Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No motors
- Docks
- 1
- Car parking
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 39.93362, -75.20822
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of October 15, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Schuylkill River near 30th St at Philadelphia, PA gauge · USGS, 2.2 mi away on Schuylkill River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Schuylkill River near 30th St at Philadelphia, PA, 2.2 mi from this launch on Schuylkill River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 3.4 mi upstream: Fairmount Dam, 32 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Schuylkill River Ranges 30 - 38
Hydrographic survey of October 15, 2025 by the Philadelphia District. Least depth in the channel (Ranges 30 -38): 8.2 ft; project depth 22 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Schuylkill River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Schuylkill River.
Community
Where people who use Schuylkill River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bartram's Garden Dock & Community Boathouse · 0.0 mi · Schuylkill River
- Walnut Street Landing · 1.9 mi · Schuylkill River
- MLK Dr Launch (Black Rd) · 3.4 mi · Fairmount Pool
- Fort Mifflin · 4.1 mi · Delaware River
- St Josephs Boathouse Launch (South) · 4.1 mi · Fairmount Pool
- West Deptford Municipal Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {A5EF3E00-DD93-4B35-8B9F-3E64ED7D9112} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Boat Launches (Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers) record bartrams-garden-dock · City of Philadelphia License (OpenDataPhilly): data provided as is, no warranty, City reserves all rights in the database; credit Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Boat Launches (Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.